Madurai Kamaraj University came into existence in the year 1996 and it is a public university operating from the city of Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The university offers wide range of courses in distance education mode through the Directorate of Distance Education functioning under its control.

About MA Sociology course offered by the university:

Among the different PG courses offered by Madurai Kamaraj University through distance education, MA in Sociology is offered under arts stream and the duration of this course is two years.

Papers in MA Sociology:

The two-year MA Sociology course includes totally eight subjects with four subjects for each year.
The names of subjects offered in this course are given below:

Of these subjects, the first four subjects are offered in the first year of the course and the second four subjects are meant for second and final year of the course.

Pattern of papers in the MA sociology examination:

The same pattern is followed for all subject questions papers and accordingly there will be only one section in all question papers. The section will have 10 questions in total out of which five questions are to be answered. All questions carry equal marks and the total mark for each paper is 100 and the duration of the examination is three hours.